Novels by Mita Yoo

Half an hour later, the luxury car James had provided dropped me off right in front of the most exclusive haute couture boutique in downtown. The moment I stepped inside, the scent of expensive perfume and rows of renowned designer gowns immediately greeted my eyes.Chloe, wearing a flashy orange dress with sunglasses perched atop her head, waved right away from a plush velvet sofa in the corner of the room. Sitting beside Chloe was a woman with a sharp, slender face wearing a sweet smile that looked entirely fake—Jane."Well, look who finally decided to grace us with her presence—our queen of tardiness," Chloe greeted sarcastically, crossing her arms.Jane joined in with a faint smile, her eyes scanning me from head to toe with a judgmental gaze loaded with veiled mockery."Ah, Alana... you look so refreshed today," Jane greeted in a soft, artificial voice. "I heard James accompanied you to the family dinner last night. Speaking of the fertility checkup Grandmother brought up yesterd

I pretended to look annoyed. Crossing my arms, I walked right past him. "Move aside, Mr. James. I need to take a shower."However, without any warning, he scooped me up into his arms instead. I let out a squeak."Put me down, Mr. James!"He set me down right on the edge of the bathtub. Seeing him lock the bathroom door, I instantly fell silent.‘What is he going to do? Is he going to check if I lied last night?’ I thought."James! Don't tell me you're going to..." My words hitched in my throat as I watched him step closer with a gaze that completely locked down my escape route.The man placed both hands on the edge of the bathtub, trapping me between his body and the cold marble wall of the bathroom. The position brought us so close that the scent of fresh body wash mingled with warm steam, flooding my senses completely."What lie, hm?" he whispered low, the corner of his lips lifting into a smirk that looked both dangerous and mesmerizing. He leaned his face in, his eyes staring inte

I tried to push his hand away from my waist. However, with his masculine strength, he successfully flipped my body to face him."I told you, you have to pay your debt."Then, he kissed my lips gently.I froze. I had no idea how to react. *This is my second kiss with him!*He kept moving, even holding my head so I couldn't dodge. I was running out of breath."Let me go, Mr. James. I can't breathe."He grew even bolder. This time, his hand moved down from my shoulder to my stomach, then slowly slid even lower."W-wait! I-I... J-James! Wait a minute!"Both of my hands instinctively grabbed his wrists beneath the blanket, gripping them as hard as I could while my chest heaved up and down, hunting for air. Under the dim glow of the bedside lamp, I could see his dark irises staring at me with a flash of almost uncontainable desire, yet he instantly halted his hand the moment he heard the panic in my voice.‘God, please! This is already entering the god-tier danger zone! In the novel, Alana

I shifted away from him slightly. "Enough already, stop bothering me, Mr. James!"He smirked. "Ever since you woke up from fainting, you've kept calling me Mr. James. What's going on with you?"I scoffed. "Of course I do. There's a ten-year age gap between us, Mr. James!"He laughed. "True enough. Still, there's nothing wrong with a husband having a younger wife. Take the president of the Eastern Republic, for instance."I sighed. "Whatever you say."I reached for my phone. Suddenly, a text message popped up from Jane's number.[Alana, have you gone for your fertility checkup yet?]My eyes widened as I stared at the brightly lit screen in my hand. That short message read so clearly, it felt like someone had just splashed a bucket of ice-cold water over my flushed face.Jane?!My brain immediately scrambled to dig up fragments of memory from the novel's plot. Jane was James's cousin—a two-faced woman dead set on kicking Alana out of this family, and the exact person who secretly teamed

I froze. His face was only a few centimeters away from mine.Our breaths collided inside the dim, narrow cabin of the car. This close proximity allowed me to see every detail of his face clearly—his thick eyelashes, his sharp jawline, and his dark irises that locked onto my entire focus.My heart pounded so loudly that I was terrified he could hear it. Rhea the barista, who usually could only daydream about handsome guys in comics, was now actually being stared at this closely by an upper-class elite man!"Why are you quiet, Alana?" he whispered in a raspy, demanding voice. His lips moved ever so slightly as he spoke, nearly brushing the skin of my cheek. "Where did the courage you had this afternoon go?"I swallowed hard, struggling to maintain the last shreds of my consciousness standing at the edge of a cliff. "J-James... we're almost at the mansion," I squeaked softly, trying to find the most logical excuse to save my heart from this sudden assault.James curled his lips into a fa

"William. I..." I pulled my hand out of his grip."You miss me, don't you?" He tried to kiss me.I immediately screamed."Bravo, Alana. It's only been five minutes and I find you with this bastard."James! Oh goodness! He definitely got the wrong idea."James! It's not what it looks like!" I panicked, stepping back away from William, who now stood frozen in place.James stepped forward carrying an overwhelmingly intimidating aura. His jaw clenched tightly, and his pitch-black eyes flashed with explosive fury. He didn't glance at me at all; his deadly glare was locked fully on William."James, listen to me first—"Without warning, James grabbed William's shirt collar and slammed him violently against the large pillar.Thud!!"I told you to never show your face in front of my wife again, you bastard," James hissed in a low, dangerously calm voice. His strength pinned William completely helpless, making the man's face turn instantly pale.I covered my mouth tightly, my heart hammering ag